World Championships: Ashe, Ekevwo qualify for 100m semis

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Team Nigeria made it into the finals of two events on the opening day of action at the World Championships in Oregon

Three years after the spectacle in Doha, Qatar, the world’s best athletes are in the United States to compete for honours in Athletics’ biggest event outside the Olympic Games.

The quartet of Samson Nathaniel, Imaobong Nse Uko, Dubem Amene, and Patience Okon-George posted a time of 3:16.21to finish in the sixth position. There was something to cheer about for Nigeria in the men’s 100m event where two of the country’s three entrants qualified for the semi-finals. It was even better for Nigeria’s current fastest man, Favour Ashe, who had a blistering performance in his own heat; returning a time of 10.00s.

Having now missed out on the 100m, Onwuzurike who is the reigning 200m World U-20 Champion will switch focus to the 200m and the 4x100m relay events.Away from the tracks, two Nigerians – Chukwuebuka Enekwechi and Dotun Ogundeji – were in action in the men’s Shot Put event.

 

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